He was no James Bond: Russia deports Ukrainian spy

A spy detained within the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces, a citizen of Ukraine, who collected data on military facilities in the Rostov and Samara regions, and on the territory of the DPR, has been deported from the Russian Federation to Donetsk.

This was reported by TASS, after a press service of the FSB of the Russian Federation in the Samara region.

“A citizen of Ukraine, who was arrested earlier in Samara on suspicion of working for Ukrainian reconnaissance, has been deported to the territory of the DPR for further proceedings”

Federal Security of the Russian Federation, Samara

Russia’s security forces have established that the detainee served in the special unit “Spetsrezerv”, Directorate of Defense Intelligence of Ukraine. The detainee admitted to the FSB that he conducted missions in the interests of Ukrainian special services; visual exploration of objects of military and transportation infrastructure.

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